No two heating systems break the same way, and in Apopka homes the first question on any no-heat call is what kind of equipment we are dealing with. Gas furnaces most often stall on an oxidized flame sensor. The burners fire, the sensor fails to confirm the flame, and after three attempts the control board closes the gas valve and locks the system out. Cracked hot surface igniters, sticking pressure switches, plugged condensate traps on high-efficiency units, and tired blower motors round out the usual list. Heat pumps have their own failure patterns. A defrost cycle that falls short lets ice build up on the outdoor coil, a bad reversing valve traps the system in cooling mode, and a dead outdoor unit hands the whole load to the electric backup strips, which cost several times as much to run.
Most of our service calls are for Furnace Repair. Start there if your system isn't running right.
Warning Signs for Heating Repair
Recognizing the warning signs early can save you time and money. These are the signals our technicians see most often:
- Banging at startup caused by burners lighting late
- No warm air at the registers even with the heat turned up
- The system starting and stopping every few minutes without warming the house
- Strange smells from the vents, especially rotten egg or burning
- Heating bills spiking while comfort keeps falling
- Some rooms warm while others stay stubbornly cold
- The furnace clicking and trying to light but shutting back down
- Thick ice or frost covering the heat pump outside
Early Action Saves Money
What seems like a minor issue today can take out a compressor or heat exchanger tomorrow. Call (689) 334-4846 at the first sign of trouble.
